August is sort of a sad month. I have to end my summer break and head back to work. This year we decided to add some last-minute fun and headed to Florida to visit Haley and David for a 5-day trip. It was just what we needed! September is a month of change with football and pool closing and the ending of the summer garden.
Groceries- Budget = $975. $775.74 Goal met! My freezers are full! We have lots and lots of prepared food! I am going to change this goal for September until December to $475 a month to help reduce our overall debit. I will also be buying only items we need but buying a re-stocking amount.
Auto/ Gas. Goal -= $600. Goal not Met! We have spent $651.19 this month. This was mainly our trip to Florida. No regrets. I am expecting that this amount be reduced by half to $300 a month with Matt’s driving cut down my more than half. However, I will not change the official goal until December.
Blogging- 15 post per month. 12 post this month. Trying to live in the moment and enjoy more than posting. I am better in August but need to step up my game!
Exercise- 5 days of exercise makes this an ok month. I am going to try and continue walking one day a week.
Summer Goals- These were established in June so this will be a good way to keep up with where I am at. I will say that we ended up cleaning and organizing both Matt’s building and the dinning room closet. I did not meet all these goals but I am proud of what I accomplished!
- Get 100 dinner meals and an assortment of other food items prepared for simple cook and eat meals. Goal reached! Now to enjoy the hard work.
- Organize the office and shred any paperwork that is no longer current and relevant. I need to go through and shred the items in the top drawer but otherwise this is almost complete. Still have one more drawer to shred!
- Redo our master spreadsheet. No progress
- Organize and delete pictures from my phone in order to free up space.- Goal met! Next I need to work on my photo books.
- Earn a $50 gift card from Fetch. I am almost 75% there! This is taking a long long time. I am going to continue to save for this $50 goal!
I have a few things on my to do list for September but will share as they happen!